- The Inkwell
- New York
- University of Rochester
Rochester, NYCity: midsizeZIP 14627Founded 1850
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1850
- Motto
- Meliora
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.rochester.edu
- Member of
- AAU
New YorkPrivate nonprofit
University of Rochester
University of Rochester is a private nonprofit university in Rochester, New York, with 6,331 undergraduates. It admits 40% of applicants, graduates 83% within six years and costs $34,347 a year after aid.
83%graduate
Admission rate40%
Retention91%
4-year graduation75%
Pell Grant share20%
Federal loans39%
$34,347net price / year
40%admission rate
1488average SAT
83%graduate in 6 years
$88,358median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,000median debt
#126 of 1,704 for earnings#1,573 of 1,739 for lowest net price#136 of 1,738 for graduation rate#162 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $89,562tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $70,306
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $70,306
- Average net price
- $34,347national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$15,091
$30,001–48,000$15,962
$48,001–75,000$20,337
$75,001–110,000$28,472
$110,001+$51,184
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 40%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1488
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 680–750
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 730–790
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 31–34
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college40%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college91%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college83%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college20%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 83%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 75%
- First-year retention
- 91%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 86%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $74,560
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $88,358middle 50%: $61,696–$132,217
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$132,217
Median, University of Rochester$88,358
Lower quarter$61,696
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 6,331
- Part-time
- 3.3%
- Women / men
- 53% / 47%
- Average age at entry
- 20.8
- First-generation students
- 19%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 20%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 95%
- Average faculty salary
- $14,585 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $40,019
- Endowment, end of year
- $2,989,014,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White39%
Hispanic8.3%
Black5.2%
Asian18%
Two or more races4.3%
U.S. nonresident22%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.8%
22 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Biological & biomedical sciences13%
Health professions12%
Business & management11%
Social sciences10%
Engineering9.8%
Psychology9.4%
Computer & information sciences7.7%
Visual & performing arts6.6%
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|---|---|---|---|
| Hofstra University Hempstead, NY | $30,647 | 66% | $76,540 |
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| Mercy University Dobbs Ferry, NY | $15,093 | 45% | $57,532 |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY | $32,758 | 80% | $113,011 |
| Long Island University Brookville, NY | $23,862 | 60% | $65,934 |
| Adelphi University Garden City, NY | $26,646 | 71% | $80,969 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA | $33,675 | 85% | $71,762 |
| George Washington University Washington, DC | $35,760 | 82% | $96,691 |
| Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO | $32,901 | 82% | $102,077 |
| University of Miami Coral Gables, FL | $36,483 | 84% | $84,093 |
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| Northwestern University Evanston, IL | $34,420 | 96% | $104,255 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 195030. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q149990.